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Win all 3 sets of the Arcane Heroes minis

March 1, 2010 by

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EDIT:  THE WINNER WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM THE COMBINED ENTRY OF TWITTER ENTRIES AND MESSAGES LEFT HERE… THE WINNER IS… Bargle –  March 1, 2010 at 4:37 pm —————————————— Do you like Arcane spellcasters?  Do you like them when they are about 25mm tall, and they can be used in your D&D game?  Well so […]

Best Piece of D&D Art, Ever!

February 18, 2010 by

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I’ve been fighting the urge. I really have. I put this up on my twitter account the other day, and swore that I wouldn’t bring him over to the blog. I fought it so hard, but ultimately, the power of breakdance and boombox is too strong, too persuasive. I invite you now to name this […]

My 200th post, on delves and a D&D love letter

February 15, 2010 by

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So, I’ve decided what to do with the downloadable delves idea.  I think I’m going to host them right on my site, with the following restrictions: No WOTC art. No WOTC monster stat blocks from books. A created stat block from the Monster Builder is okay, unless I’m told otherwise. Thumbnail images of maps created […]

Storing my Dungeon Tiles and Miniatures

February 2, 2010 by

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I’ve been asked how I store my minis and tiles, so rather than write it up, I thought I’d show you.  Check it:

rpgKids at play

January 25, 2010 by

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EDIT:  If you are looking for rpgKids, it now has a permanent webpage here. So yesterday I pulled out the minis and tiles for another game with my 4 year old daughter.  One thing immediately stood out:  if you aren’t consistent with the gaming, the rules will be forgotten. In her defense though, this is […]

Win a copy of Dragonborn (we speak Canadian now)

January 25, 2010 by

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Edit: So the winners were @richardphipps on twitter, and Patrick from Ontario.  You see Canada?  We like you here at newbiedm.com.  Stop bitching. 🙂 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- So here we go with another contest, courtesy of Gator Games and myself.  The good thing is that we’ve learned to speak Canadian for this contest, eh, so you canucks […]

On rpgKids…

January 17, 2010 by

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EDIT 9/2010 – If you are looking for rpgKids, you can find it here. ——————————————————- I’ve received numerous comments and emails about rpgKids, and I have to say that I’m extremely happy with the response so far.  Parents seem to really be digging playing the game with their kids.  I stumbled on this guy’s blog, […]

Win a set of D&D Miniatures Primal Heroes 1 & 2

January 11, 2010 by

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EDIT: SUNDAY 1/17/2010 – We have a winner! Scott M (comment @ January 13, 5:01pm) was selected as the winner! Congratulations to Scott and thank you all for entering!  In 2 weeks, we are giving away the Dragonborn books, so check back! —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thought we’d start the week with a giveaway, and who doesn’t like […]

A system for playing D&D with my kid

January 1, 2010 by

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EDIT 9/2010:  The new version of rpgKids is available here. ———————————————————————- If you are anything like me, your little kids are curious about D&D.  I know that when game time comes at my house, my 4 year old daughter loves hanging around the table seeing what we’re doing.  She’s full of questions about the minis, […]

Warstories: Eat, Drink, and be Merry….

December 29, 2009 by

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First, I’d like to wish all readers of this blog a belated Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.  If you celebrate something else, then I hope you had a great time doing it as well.  This time of year is always special no matter what you celebrate.  It’s time for friends, family and fun, […]